SMEs seek growth and risk resilience in 2022, survey shows
April 28th, 2022 – Owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South and Southeast Asia are optimistic about their economic growth prospects in 2022, but many remain wary of risks caused or magnified by the pandemic, according to the Sun ...
West Africa: Newly Launched e-Commerce Platform Seeks to Link SMEs to West African Market
May 9th, 2022 – Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa are set to benefit from a newly launched E-commerce trading platform aimed at promoting intra-Africa trade. Ancestral House Eastern Africa online trading platform which has its offices in Abuja,...
EIT Food identifies unmet needs of Europe’s agrifood SMEs in new report
April 20th, 2022 – EIT Food, the food-focused investment arm of the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology, recently released a report aiming to identify unmet needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the agrifoo...
Australia set for small business boom, with younger and more diverse founders to start 3.5 million new businesses by 2031
April 26th, 2022 – Australia is projected to gain 3.5 million new small business by 2031, with a massive influx of construction, professional services, and transportation firms helping to add $60 billion to the annual GDP in a decade’s time. A new...
The ‘Great Resignation’ hits Asian SMEs digital transformation plans
April 13th, 2022 – A new study by SAP has found that nine in ten (91%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) say workforce volatility, including the great resignation, has directly impacted their digital transform...
Africa: A Four-Step Plan for African SMEs’ Journey to the Cloud
April 5th, 2022 – As African SMEs feel the pinch of constrained growth following two years of disruption due to the pandemic, business owners are increasingly seeking the benefits of cloud technology to unlock greater efficiency and drive growth. SM...
AstroPay launches Payment Links for SMEs in Latin America
March 10th, 2022 – AstroPay, online payment solution, announced the expansion of Payment Links across Latin America, now launching in Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. This is part of the company’s plans to introduce it worldwide following the fi...
Africa: New payment service launched in 19 countries
March 17th, 2022 – United Bank for Africa (UBA) and leading Pan-African payments company Cellulant have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which UBA operates. Thes...
UN reports on benefits of digital revolution in Africa
March 10th, 2022 – Coastal countries benefit from fast internet, thanks to undersea cables, and 4G mobile networks are expanding rapidly across the continent. Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is referred to as the “Silicon Savannah” of Africa because...
BankiFi announced that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect in Europe
March 9th, 2022 – BankiFi, the Manchester-based tech company on a mission to put banks at the heart of the business, has announced that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect in Europe, a programme that helps Visa’s clients deliver the next ge...
